PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Nominations for 2026 IPC Athletes’ Council elections now open
Three winter athletes will be elected during the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Astana 2025 Team Preview: Get to know Japan
Ranked No. 2 in the tournament, Japan will look to build on their golden campaign in Astana 2023 and reclaim their place among the sport’s elite group. They open their campaign against France on 6 September.
Paris 2024: Hanquinquant and Leaute on a home Games to remember
Catching up with French Paralympic champions Alexis Hanquinquant and Alexandre Leaute one year after Paris 2024
Astana 2025 Team Preview: Get to know Sweden
The 1994 Paralympic gold medallist enters Astana 2025 with sights set on promotion to the A‑Pool and qualification for the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Winter Games. They open their campaign against Kazakhstan on 6 September.
Astana 2025 Team Preview: Get to know Finland
Finland returns to the B-Pool for the third time after winning the C-Pool World Championships in 2024. The team from Nordic region, which last appeared in the B-Pool event in 2023, aim for securing a spot in the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time.
Germany's new State Minister for Sport and Volunteering visits IPC Campus
Dr Christiane Schenderlein, Germany’s newly appointed State Minister for Sport and Volunteering, visited the IPC Campus in Bonn, Germany
Astana 2025 Team Preview: Get to know France
France, the bronze medallist at 2022 C-Pool Worlds, enters the B-Pool tournament in Astana with steady momentum and a goal to break into the top tier of international Para ice hockey. They open their campaign against Japan on September 6.
Astana 2025 Team Preview: Get to know Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, who burst onto the international stage with a silver at the 2022 C‑Pool Worlds, will be aiming for a podium spot at the 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool that will be competed by six national teams over six days in Astana. The host, led by Aidos Toktarbayev, opens their campaign against Sweden on September 6.
WPS and Swans celebrate extension of their partnership through 2028
A leading brand in the production of sports goggles, Swans has been a World Para Swimming Official Approved Supplier since 2017